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My kids and family

My parents always told me ...

get along with my sister

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To be an attorney

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To put what i think and feel into words

My first job ...

I was a drive-thru attendant at MacDonalds

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Family, success, sunshine

Parenting & Pregnancy > Grandparenting Family tree: True stories about gardening with my parents (or grandparents)

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Gardening has long been a tradition in our family. My Grandmother (who I most affectionately still call "Grammy" at the age of thirty- three) is a Japanese immigrant that moved to Arizona in the 1950's after marrying my Grandfather who served in the Korean War. My grandmother born in 1928 was a child of war. When her Father died she was nine years old and her mother was left with 5 children and not much more. Growing up in Japan poor withstanding war and depression, gardening was a staple in their life not only did their gardens feed them, but they brought a source of unity and fellowship ...

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